In the midst of sorrow, faith draws the sting out of every trouble.

Topics: Faith & Trust, Grief & Comfort, Suffering & the Question of God

Occasions: Comfort

Richard Cecil

Richard Cecil war ein englischer anglikanischer Priester, der im späten 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert vor allem als Prediger an der St John’s Chapel in London wirkte. Er war Mitbegründer der Eclectic Society, stand der Clapham-Sect nahe und verfasste seelsorgliche Schriften sowie Biografien von Zeitgenossen wie John Newton. Bibellesern begegnet er heute vor allem durch pointierte Aphorismen, die praktisches Pflichtbewusstsein im Alltag mit dem Vertrauen auf Gottes Vorsehung verbinden.

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